sdlaagwaal xahl k'iidayaa (Spoon)

Purchased by the donor at auction through Christie's, this spoon was previously in the James & Marilyn Bergstrom Collection of Northwest Coast Art. According to their information, it was exhibited at the Seattle Art Museum in "The Box of Daylight", Sept. 15, 1983-Jan. 8, 1984, and published in the exhibit catalogue by Bill Holm.

Small carved silver spoon with thunderbird imagery on handle, two-finned killerwhale on back of bowl. Tip of handle is shaped and carved as a bird head.